1980 St. Louis Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachJim Hanifan
Home fieldBusch Memorial Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Dan Dierdorf
RB Ottis Anderson
WR Pat Tilley

The 1980 St. Louis Cardinals season was the 61st season the team was in the league. The team matched their previous output of 5–11.[1] The team failed to reach the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1980 NFL Draft
1980 St. Louis Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Curtis Greer  Defensive end Michigan
2 33 Doug Marsh  Tight end Michigan
3 60 John Sinnott  Tackle Brown
3 81 Charles Baker  Linebacker New Mexico
4 89 Rusty Lisch  Quarterback Notre Dame
6 142 Bill Acker  Nose tackle Texas
7 171 Ben Apuna  Linebacker Arizona State
8 198 Dupree Branch  Defensive back Colorado State
8 211 Grant Hudson  Defensive tackle Virginia
9 225 Stafford Mays  Defensive end Washington
10 255 Rush Brown  Defensive tackle Ball State
11 282 Delrick Brown  Defensive back Houston
12 309 Tyron Gray  Wide receiver Washington State
      Made roster  

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1980 St. Louis Cardinals staff

Front office

  • President – Bill Bidwill
  • Vice President of Operations – Joe Sullivan
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Larry Wilson
  • Director of Player Personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Chuck Banker

Strength and conditioning

  • Flexibility and Strength – Don Brown

Roster

1980 St. Louis Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 7 New York Giants L 35–41 0–1 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,122
2 September 14 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 0–2 Candlestick Park 49,999
3 September 21 at Detroit Lions L 7–20 0–3 Pontiac Silverdome 80,027
4 September 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–14 1–3 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,079
5 October 5 at New Orleans Saints W 40–7 2–3 Louisiana Superdome 45,388
6 October 12 Los Angeles Rams L 13–21 2–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,230
7 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 0–23 2–5 RFK Stadium 51,060
8 October 26 at Baltimore Colts W 17–10 3–5 Memorial Stadium 33,506
9 November 2 Dallas Cowboys L 24–27 3–6 Busch Memorial Stadium 50,701
10 November 9 Atlanta Falcons L 27–33 3–7 Busch Memorial Stadium 48,662
11 November 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 21–31 3–8 Texas Stadium 52,567
12 November 23 Kansas City Chiefs L 13–21 3–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 42,871
13 November 30 at New York Giants W 23–7 4–9 Giants Stadium 65,852
14 December 7 Detroit Lions W 24–23 5–9 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,966
15 December 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–17 5–10 Veterans Stadium 68,969
16 December 21 Washington Redskins L 7–31 5–11 Busch Memorial Stadium 35,942
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles(2) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 384 222 L1
Dallas Cowboys(4) 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 454 311 W1
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 4–4 5–7 261 293 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 2–6 4–10 299 350 L2
New York Giants 4 12 0 .250 2–6 3–9 249 425 L2

References

  1. ^ 1980 St. Louis Cardinals
  2. ^ "1980 St. Louis Cardinals Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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